China reports 1350 new confirmed COVID cases on April 8 vs 1576 a day earlier

China reported 1,350 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 8, the country's national health authority said on Saturday, compared with 1,576 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,334 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, compared with 1,540 a day earlier. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China counts separately, stood at 23,815 compared with 22,648 a day earlier.